400 meter world record driver#

400 meter world record driver#

McMurray drove the season-opening Daytona 500 for GanassiвЂ™s NASCAR team in February, and driver Dario Franchitti took the Indy 500 for GanassiвЂ™s Indењњar Series team in May.Дў011 - The NFL Players Assn. GanassiвЂ™s cars won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. Contador, nicknamed вЂњPistoleroвЂќ for his trademark gesture of cocking his fingers like a gun, uses a water pistol to soak photographers at the raceвЂ™s end in Paris.Дў010 - Jamie McMurray's victory in NASCARвЂ™s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway gives owner Chip Ganassi the first team triple crown in American auto racing. Anderson, who attended Slippery Rock Teachers College, finished ahead of Beth Daniel, Sandra Haynie, JoAnne Carner and Donna White, all of whom tied for second place.Дў010 - Alberto Contador, 27, of Spain wins the Tour de France for the third time in four years when he seals the victory in the penultimate stage by holding off a challenge from Andy Schleck of Luxembourg in a time trial. It is the only victory of her LPGA career. Women's Open golf championship at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento. Defending champion Doug Ford was eliminated in the third round when he lost to Walter Burkemo 5 and 3.ДЎ982 - Janet Anderson shoots a final-round 68 to finish six strokes ahead of four players and win the U.S. He was the second player to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year, joining Sam Snead in 1949. It was BurkeвЂ™s second major tournament victory after he won the Masters in April. defeats Ted Kroll 3 and 2 in the final round to win the PGA Championship at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Mass. Swaps, carrying a high weight of 130 pounds, ran the course surrounding the Lakes and Flowers in 2:381/5, coasting to a 4Вј-length victory over eight other horses.ДЎ956 - Jack Burke Jr. Grove, who was beset by injuries for much of the season, set the side down in order in the ninth inning, including getting Lou Boudreau to fly out to Dom DiMaggio in center field to end the game.ДЎ956 - In a race in which only win betting is allowed, Swaps sets an American record in the 1 5/8-mile $100,000 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park. He retired at the end of the season with a record of 300-141 in 17 seasons with the Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. Grove was the 12th pitcher to record 300 wins and the second left-hander. Here is a look at memorable games and outstanding sports performances on this date:ДЎ941 - Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th and last game when he beats the Cleveland Indians 10-6 at Fenway Park. He would dominate the event for more than a decade, winning another gold medal at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Moses broke the record of 47.82 set by UgandaвЂ™s John Akii-Bua in Munich in 1972.

вЂњMaybe it was about time,' Moses said, вЂњthat something came around.вЂќ